Black Bean Chilli
Ingredients
* 1 cup dried black beans
* 1 cup smoked, dried black beans (sometimes found in natural food stores)
* 1 tin tomatoes
* 1 bottle dark beer
* the juice of two freshly squeezed oranges
* the juice of one freshly squeezed lime
* 1 red pepper, chopped
* 2 yellow onions, chopped
* cillantro, finely chopped
* 2 dried ancho chilli peppers and/or 1 tin of chipotles in adobo sauce (depending on the level of heat you prefer)
* 1 whole bud roasted garlic
* ground cumin (to taste)
* 1 tin hominy corn
* 1 cinnamon stick
garnish
* 1 red pepper, minced
* a small red onion, minced
* finely chopped cillantro
* corn tortillas
1. Prepare beans by soaking at least 8 hours.
2. roast garlic bud(takes about 45 minutes.....)
3. In a large pot, saute yellow onions until translucent, then add chopped red pepper
4. Add all remaining ingredients (including the now roasted garlic and the cinnamon stick, but not the stuff for the garnish)
5. bring to a boil, and simmer for about 45 minutes (at least)
Before serving:
Saute tortillas (cut into strips) until crisp, arrange them in a spiral pattern on top of steaming bowls of chilli. In the centre of each bowl, place a dollop of sour cream, and artfully sprinkle minced vegetables and cillantro on top of the cream
bon appetit!
[ 11-26-2001: Message edited by: dragon wench ]
